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Sexual Assault

Media Coverage of New Title IX Regulation

SAVE Following is a partial listing of media accounts about the new Title IX regulation, published through May 20, 2020. The articles represent a broad range of perspectives, both pro and con: DATE OUTLET REPORTER/EDITORIALIST URL 5/20/20 Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed: Jordan Draper https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/title-ix-guidelines-sexual-misconduct-assault-department-of-education-new-jersey-20200520.html 5/19/20 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2020/05/19/Title-IX-rule-change-due-process-fairness-Betsy-DeVos/stories/202005190013 5/19/20 Washington Post Editorial https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/new-guidance-on-campus-sexual-assault-is-ill-timed-and-partially-ill-advised-but-its-not-a-return-to-the-bad-old-days/2020/05/19/f6aaedc2-9941-11ea-ac72-3841fcc9b35f_story.html 5/17/20 The

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State appeals court reverses ruling in Matt Boermeester’s USC expulsion case

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-05-28/appeals-court-overturns-expulsion-usc-kicker-matt-boermeester State appeals court reverses ruling in Matt Boermeester’s USC expulsion case (Rick Scuteri / Associated Press) By RYAN KARTJESTAFF WRITER MAY 28, 2020 7:17 PM The California Court of Appeals reversed a ruling against former USC kicker Matt Boermeester, who sued the university after a Title IX investigation into intimate partner violence led to his 2017 expulsion. The court concluded

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Restoring Impartial and Fair Investigations on Campus

Restoring Impartial and Fair Investigations on Campus SAVE May 29, 2020 The new Title IX regulation, recently released by the Department of Education, contains several provisions designed to assure impartial and fair investigations on campus: http://www.saveservices.org/2020/05/new-title-ix-regulatory-text-34-cfr-106/ The relevant provisions, with key words in bold, are listed below: Section 106.45 (b)(1): A recipient’s grievance process must—

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Nebraska State Patrol study: Boys make up majority of missing Native Americans

https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/nebraska-state-patrol-study-boys-make-up-majority-of-missing-native-americans/article_827cc5cb-d819-5cc1-ae30-adbb7c1f7d17.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share#1 Nebraska State Patrol study: Boys make up majority of missing Native Americans By Emily Nitcher World-Herald staff writer May 23, 2020 A study from the Nebraska State Patrol and others found that the majority of Native American missing persons are boys age 17 or younger. That’s just one of the findings in a 42-page study the

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145 Universities Under Federal Investigation for Sex Discrimination Against Male Students

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org 145 Universities Under Federal Investigation for Sex Discrimination Against Male Students WASHINGTON / May 27, 2020 – A total of 145 colleges and universities around the country are currently under investigation by the federal Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for allegations of sex discrimination against male

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The Tale of ATIXA

SAVE May 22, 2020 A dramatic tale includes the elements of conflict, controversy, unexpected character behavior, and resolution. Here’s how the Tale of ATIXA recently unfolded…. On Monday, May 11, the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) sponsored a webinar titled, Ten Things to Know About the New Title IX Regulations. Brett Sokolow, President of

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Addressing common misconceptions about the new Title IX regulations

by Susan Kruth, FIRE May 21, 2020 The Department of Education finalized its new Title IX regulations less than two weeks ago, and already, a lot of misinformation about them has been published in various forms of media. We can’t address it all here, but we wanted to at least clarify some points that many

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It’s On Us and End Rape On Campus Virtual Town Hall on Title IX Rule Changes

May 19, 2020 Title IX is a federal civil rights law that was enacted in 1972 and states that discrimination on the basis of sex is illegal in the United States of America. This law has since been amended and expanded to include crimes in the Clery Act and the Violence Against Women Act. Past

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Epidemics on Campus, Real and Imagined

Epidemics on Campus, Real and Imagined The stark differences between universities’ reactions to COVID-19 and sexual misconduct. SAMANTHA HARRIS AND MICHAEL THAD ALLEN | 5.20.2020 12:50 PM Each academic year, activists and politicians sound the alarm that the nation’s college campuses are overrun by an epidemic of sexual violence. Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden, for

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Domestic Violence

Anatomy of a Hoax: The Great Coronavirus Abuse Myth of 2020

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@EndToDV.org Anatomy of a Hoax: The Great Coronavirus Abuse Myth of 2020 WASHINGTON / May 29, 2020 – Domestic violence is in retreat in many cities during a time of coronavirus stay-at-home policies, according to reports received from police departments across the nation. A recent ABC News